Lois Downey

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Lois Downey is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lois Downey has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 40 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Lois Downey's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (57 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (29 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (12 papers). Lois Downey is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (57 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (29 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (12 papers). Lois Downey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Denmark. Lois Downey's co-authors include Ruth A. Engelberg, J. Randall Curtis, William E. Lafferty, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, Erin K. Kross, Sarah E. Shannon, Anthony L. Back, Patsy D. Treece, Dennis M. Donovan and David B. Rosengren and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Lois Downey

81 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Effect of Communication Skills Training for Residents and Nurse Practitioners on Quality of Communication With Patients With Serious Illness

2013 318 citations J. Randall Curtis, Anthony L. Back et al. JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lois Downey United States	33	2.5k	1.4k	1.3k	985	575	85	3.9k
Marjorie D. Wenrich United States	34	2.6k 1.1×	953 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	521 0.5×	612 1.1×	50	3.3k
Sue Hall United Kingdom	32	2.2k 0.9×	596 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	901 1.6×	71	3.3k
Judy E. Davidson United States	32	1.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.9×	627 1.1×	164	4.7k
Karin T. Kirchhoff United States	25	1.5k 0.6×	919 0.7×	865 0.7×	566 0.6×	510 0.9×	83	2.9k
Reginald Deschepper Belgium	28	1.4k 0.6×	253 0.2×	889 0.7×	554 0.6×	443 0.8×	79	2.5k
Lawrence J. Schneiderman United States	31	2.5k 1.0×	674 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	685 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	106	4.1k
James Downar Canada	27	1.8k 0.7×	612 0.4×	770 0.6×	552 0.6×	440 0.8×	149	2.5k
Michelle Howard Canada	32	1.3k 0.5×	434 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	393 0.4×	376 0.7×	166	3.5k
Laura Hawryluck Canada	23	746 0.3×	336 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	200 0.3×	53	3.3k
Mildred Z. Solomon United States	24	1.5k 0.6×	580 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	436 0.4×	818 1.4×	59	2.5k

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Curtis, J. Randall, Robert Y. Lee, Lyndia C. Brumback, et al.. (2023). Intervention to Promote Communication About Goals of Care for Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illness. JAMA. 329(23). 2028–2028. 33 indexed citations

Lee, Robert Y., Lauren R. Pollack, Lois Downey, et al.. (2022). Predictors of Documented Goals-of-Care Discussion for Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Illness. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 65(3). 233–241. 20 indexed citations

Lee, Joshua D., et al.. (2020). Type of Intensive Care Unit Matters: Variations in Palliative Care for Critically Ill Patients with Chronic, Life-Limiting Illness. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(6). 857–864. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Justin, Ruth A. Engelberg, Lois Downey, et al.. (2019). Predictors of Advance Care Planning Documentation in Patients With Underlying Chronic Illness Who Died of Traumatic Injury. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58(5). 857–863.e1. 5 indexed citations

Kirtane, Kedar, Lois Downey, Stephanie J. Lee, J. Randall Curtis, & Ruth A. Engelberg. (2018). Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and the Role of Race/Ethnicity. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 21(10). 1466–1471. 26 indexed citations

Sathitratanacheewin, Seelwan, Ruth A. Engelberg, Lois Downey, et al.. (2017). Temporal Trends Between 2010 and 2015 in Intensity of Care at End-of-Life for Patients With Chronic Illness: Influence of Age Under vs. Over 65 Years. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(1). 75–81. 9 indexed citations

Engelberg, Ruth A., et al.. (2016). Factors Affecting Patients' Preferences for and Actual Discussions About End-of-Life Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 52(3). 386–394. 31 indexed citations

Kross, Erin K., Ruth A. Engelberg, Lois Downey, et al.. (2013). Differences in End-of-Life Care in the ICU Across Patients Cared for by Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, and Neurosurgery Physicians. CHEST Journal. 145(2). 313–321. 72 indexed citations

Engelberg, Ruth A., Lois Downey, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, et al.. (2013). Hospital Variation and Temporal Trends in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ICU*. Critical Care Medicine. 41(6). 1405–1411. 52 indexed citations

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Janssen, Daisy J.A., J. Randall Curtis, David H. Au, et al.. (2011). Patient–clinician communication about end-of-life care for Dutch and US patients with COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 38(2). 268–276. 49 indexed citations

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Curtis, J. Randall, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, Patsy D. Treece, et al.. (2010). Effect of a Quality-Improvement Intervention on End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(3). 348–355. 186 indexed citations

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Downey, Lois, J. Randall Curtis, William E. Lafferty, Jerald R. Herting, & Ruth A. Engelberg. (2009). The Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire (QODD): Empirical Domains and Theoretical Perspectives. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 39(1). 9–22. 126 indexed citations

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Curtis, J. Randall, Patsy D. Treece, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, et al.. (2008). Integrating Palliative and Critical Care: Evaluation of a Quality-Improvement Intervention. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(3). 269–275. 153 indexed citations

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Lafferty, William E., et al.. (2001). Adolescent enrollees in Medicaid managed care: the provision of well care and sexual health assessment. Journal of Adolescent Health. 28(6). 497–508. 20 indexed citations

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Rosengren, David B., Lois Downey, & Dennis M. Donovan. (2000). "I already stopped": abstinence prior to treatment. Addiction. 95(1). 65–76. 15 indexed citations

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Lafferty, William E., Lois Downey, Connie Celum, & Anna Wald. (2000). Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 as a Cause of Genital Herpes: Impact on Surveillance and Prevention. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 181(4). 1454–1457. 208 indexed citations

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Downey, Lois, David B. Rosengren, & Dennis M. Donovan. (2000). To thine own self be true. Addictive Behaviors. 25(5). 743–757. 28 indexed citations

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Roffman, Roger A., Lisa Curtin, Judith R. Gordon, et al.. (1998). Relapse Prevention as an Interventive Model for HIV Risk Reduction in Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS Education and Prevention. 10(1). 1–18. 30 indexed citations

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Roux, Peter D. Le, J. Paul Elliott, Lois Downey, et al.. (1995). Improved outcome after rupture of anterior circulation aneurysms: a retrospective 10-year review of 224 good-grade patients. Journal of neurosurgery. 83(3). 394–402. 107 indexed citations

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Downey, Lois. (1980). Intergenerational change in sex behavior: A belated look at Kinsey's males. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 9(4). 267–317. 8 indexed citations

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